A Post Apocalyptic Society By Coupland

A Post Apocalyptic Society By Coupland

1357 WordsOct 3rd, 20146 Pages

How would you react to being trapped, fighting for survival, in a post apocalyptic society? Coupland takes an interesting look at this and presents many other underlying ideas that build up the basics of human nature, such as, competition, control and survival of the fittest. The relatable main character showcases the darker, bitter, side that is contained in the fabric in all of us, but in a satirical comedic tone. He does so in a way where the even the structure of the writing is how you might expect an average persons’ thought process of events.
Throughout the story, Coupland breaks nearly every paragraph with asterisks. This is one of the most noticeable aspects to his style in this story. By breaking the paragraphs apart like this he accomplishes two things effectively: 1) reading for the audience is made easier by grouping single thoughts and breaking up text. 2) It gives a journalistic feel to the main characters experience – like it is his diary. The “diary entry” style really puts emphasis on the isolation aspects of being in a remote location with only single thoughts being given at a time; which also leaves a little mystery as to what is happening to the main character when he isn’t “writing down/giving” his thoughts for the audience. The overall feel to the story is very comedic, satirical and reinforced by the choice of language.
One can’t help but to be caught off guard with the first sentence “Fucking fuck, there is no place worse than the port side of the…

For years, post-modern writers have foreshadowed what the end of the world would look like through dramatic representations in literary works. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx & Crake, are no exception to this. Delving into the complexities that underlie man’s existence on Earth, these authors use their novels as vehicles to depict a post-apocalyptic world, in which all that once was is reduced to an inconceivable wasteland, both figuratively and literally.
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social interactions on a day to day basis as well that we do not live in a post racial society. Those who believe otherwise usually come off as naïve or blind to what’s really going on in the world we live in. Even when presented with the evidence regarding racial inequities which show that these prejudices have been infused into our systems there are still those people who believe we have reached the point of a post racial society (Wise 18). I always knew there were those people who felt differently…

The Post-Apocalyptic Genre and Anxieties Everyday Life
Naturally, a person who is facing anxiety might may pull away from conditions that have triggered similar feelings in the past. Anxieties are of different types including existential anxiety which results from facing an existential crisis, angst, and nihilistic feelings. Other categories of anxiety are test anxiety, stage fright, stage fright, and somatic anxiety. Stranger anxiety and social anxiety occur when a person is around a strangers (Karam…

While post-apocalyptic literature isn’t a new concept, the popularity of post-apocalyptic seems to be steadily growing. People find stories about the end of the world a thrilling but probable plot to easily connect to and become sucked into the story line. Even though the plots of post-apocalyptic stories differ in suggesting how the world may end, post-apocalyptic literature shares common elements from one story to the next. As one may guess, post-apocalyptic literature carriers a looming sense…

Is America a Post-Racial Society?
Post-racial is an adjective that denotes or relates to a period of society in which racial prejudice and discrimination no longer exist. Many believe this is a term applicable to the current state of America. The popularity of this term in correlation to American society blew up when the 44th president of America, Barak Obama, was elected in 2008 making him the first African American president in this country. This was a revolutionary election in history which gave…

the father and the son in The Road and also for the decisions the father makes throughout the novel. After suffering through the suicidal death of his wife, the father continuously ponders whether or not to kill his son to protect him from the post apocalyptic world (Shy). Although presented in a different context, the father is able to relate to Abraham in his decision about the life of his son. In The Road, however, the father's decision reflects positively against him (McCarthy 114). By not killing…

Implications Of The Post-Apocalyptic Anxieties
INTRODUCTION
Naturally, a person who is facing anxiety might may pull away from conditions that have triggered similar feelings in the past. Anxieties are of different types including existential anxiety which results from facing an existential crisis, angst, and nihilistic feelings. Other categories of anxiety are test anxiety, stage fright, stage fright, and somatic anxiety. Stranger anxiety and social anxiety occur when a person is around a strangers…

SETTING
The Maze Runner is taken place in the post-apocalyptic era. The characters are in the middle of a massive maze. The shelter in the middle is called the Glade.
PLOT
The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas who is brought to a place called the Glade. He arrives there in a big elevator that they call the Box. Thomas has no memory about how he got in the Box or who he is. The only thing he knows is his name. When he gets out of the Box he is greeted by a group of about 50 teenage boys…

Many individuals have argued that America is a post-racial society. However, as a nation that as yet to be achieved. Even though, we have a biracial president does not mean that we have yet to achieve the status of all races being equal. We still live in a system that contains one superior group while other racial groups remain inferior. The United states have yet to understand why we have two nations in America. In addition, examining how to combat and prevent those issues that are place by barriers…

Implications of The Post-Apocalyptic Anxieties
Naturally, a person who is facing anxiety might pull away from conditions that have triggered similar feelings in the past. Anxieties are of different types including existential anxiety which results from facing an existential crisis, angst, and nihilistic feelings. Other categories of anxiety are test anxiety, stage fright, stage fright, and somatic anxiety. Stranger anxiety and social anxiety occur when a person is around a strangers (Karam 193)…